Thermal Engineering and Fluid Mechanics Fundamentals

Author: Wei Long
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: This book integrates the classic content and latest achievements of engineering thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer, with energy conversion and transfer as the main thread, and is optimized as a comprehensive textbook for curriculum reform. The book is divided into three parts: Part 1 is on engineering thermodynamics, including basic concepts of thermodynamics, the laws of thermodynamics, the second law of thermodynamics, the thermodynamic properties and processes of ideal gases, steam and steam power cycles, mixed gases and moist air, and the flow of gases and steam; Part 2 is on fluid mechanics, including fluid properties and the fundamentals of fluid statics, the fundamentals of one-dimensional fluid dynamics, flow resistance and energy loss, and pipe calculations; Part 3 is on heat transfer, including steady-state heat conduction, convective heat transfer, radiant heat transfer, and heat transfer and heat exchangers. This book is suitable for use by students in energy technology, power technology, and building equipment at vocational and technical colleges, as well as for reference by engineering technicians in related fields.